Mavericks Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.50° N 122.50° W

Mavericks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
15.6° C
2.0° 

Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mavericks today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 11AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
188
190
190
194
201
206
174
172
172
121
165
241
297
290
334
261
165
163
198
196
242
242
242
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:33AM1.63m
3:02PM1.63m
2:32AM1.41m
3:42PM1.66m
3:40AM1.21m
4:22PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:14AM-0.04m
8:58PM0.58m
8:56AM0.18m
10:05PM0.49m
9:40AM0.41m
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6:01
6:03
6:03
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8:29
8:28
8:28
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Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
10
9
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
15
14
12
12
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